DECEMBER 2015 VOLUME 34, NO. 12
30 THE LONELIEST RAILROAD IN AMERICA: The nearest outside railroad connection to New Mexico’s Navajo Mine Railroad is more than 90 miles away, which further adds to the interest of this unusual private industrial electric railway. PHOTO BY JAMES HICKEY
30 Navajo Mine Railroad/Jim Tiroch This unusual and interesting electric operation in the remote Four Corners region of New Mexico is often overlooked by railfans
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34 Crooked Hill, 1944/artwork by Ron Flanary The artist captures a dramatic scene of the Louisville & Nashville in full stride hauling wartime traffic in support of Allied victory in Europe
36 Sierra Northern/Jake Miille Northern California is home to the colorful Sierra Northern, combining the operations of the old Sierra Railway and Yolo Shortline
44 Rocky Mountain Time Machine/Jeff Mast The preserved narrow gauge railways of Colorado and New Mexico provide the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in a bygone era
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66 Lock 10: Autum Scenes on the Erie Canal/Steve Barry This busy location along a stretch of the Erie Canal in upstate New York provides heavy CSX and Amtrak action in a picturesque setting
On only its fourth revenue run up to Sonora, Calif., Sierra Northern RP20BD No. 52 leads the “Fassler Flyer” local freight out Cooperstown on March 18, 2014. Jake Miille takes us on a tour of this colorful nothern California shortline operation serving Gold
Rush country starting on page 36. PHOTO BY JAKE MIILLE
4 Message from the Publisher/Kevin EuDaly 6 Railnews/top news stories and photos from our readers
18 LocoNotes/diesel spotters: Kenneth M. Ardinger 20 Transit Currents/transit news: George M. Smerk 23 Capitol Lines/news from Washington: Wes Vernon 26 Railroadiana/new product, book, and video reviews 28 Timetable/railroad event listings submitted by our readers 54 Camera Bag/photography technique: Justin Franz 57 On the Menu/dining, travel, and art: James D. Porterfield 60 Preservation Topics/heritage and legacy: Otto M. Vondrak 62 Markers/editorial commentary and musings 65 Classifieds/the railfan marketplace 72 Parting Shot/Dale Skyllingstad
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